Jonathan Paton (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who served in both houses of the Arizona State Legislature.

He ran for Congress again in 2012, this time in Arizona's newly redrawn 1st congressional district, ending in close defeat against Democratic opponent Ann Kirkpatrick.

During his senior year in high school Paton worked at Marie Callender's restaurant as a busboy and saved up the funds to go to Germany as a Rotary exchange student.

He was a key supporter of an extension of state financing for Rio Nuevo, a downtown redevelopment project in Tucson.

He was the prime sponsor of a bill eliminating state income taxes for active duty military personnel in Arizona.

In his second term in the House, Paton sponsored legislation that forced the Arizona State Retirement System to divest itself of all funds that included petroleum companies doing business with Iran.

The two sponsored a package of six bills designed to open up CPS case records of murdered children and create more accountability for the agency.

In a bid for Bee's State Senate seat in November 2008, Paton defeated Democrat Georgette Valle in the General Election by over 20 points.

[2] Before leaving the Senate to run for U.S. Congress, Paton voted in favor of SB1070, Arizona's immigration law.